Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients by polymerase chain reaction

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 132-139

  Williamson, Emma C M ^a,d   Leeming, John P ^a   Palmer, Helen M ^a   Steward, Colin G ^a   Warnock, David ^b   Marks, David I ^b   Millar, Michael R ^c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Blood; Bone marrow transplantation; Infection; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL DNA;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033969611     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01795.x     Document Type: Article

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